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. >> that a really good point this a book written by a catholic from wips business, a jew from virginia, a baptist from california. basically saying we understand that when the american people entrusted us in the majority we dropped the ball and messed up. we spent too much money. we were not good at the wards of the taxpayers and we have to own up for that and we can't let it happen again. and what we are trying to do is go out around america and recruit people to come to congress not to make congress a career but to come and advance a cause. and the cause that we are asking these new recruits around arica runninging for congress is to help us get this country back on track. to advance the principless of economic liberty and fiscal conservatism. these are the things we need to do. and if we are entrusted with a majority again we have to be who we say we are. that is the problem. we committed the biggest sin of them all in politics, hypocrisy. they ran as fiscal conservatives but we didn't necessarily govern like this. >> rose: during the eight years of the bush administration. >> the p
. >> that a really good point this a book written by a catholic from wips business, a jew from virginia, a baptist from california. basically saying we understand that when the american people entrusted us in the majority we dropped the ball and messed up. we spent too much money. we were not good at the wards of the taxpayers and we have to own up for that and we can't let it happen again. and what we are trying to do is go out around america and recruit people to come to congress not to...
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virginia takes in $260 million each year from liquor sales. to make up for lost revenues, the governor's plan would tax restaurants and bars that buy liquor directly from wholesalers instead of retailers. david englin is vice chairman of virginia's house democratic caucus. he says changing the system now is risky. >> at a time when the state can't even afford to mow the medians on the state highways, we can't afford to risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in perpetuity in state revenue for some up-front gain, which may or may not materialize to the extent the government proposes. >> reporter: virginia's not alone looking to exit the liquor biz, several of the 18 states that still control sales are considering similar moves to close budget gaps. garret peck studied liquor control for his book, "the prohibition hangover." he says privatizing state stores hasn't been a budget bonanza. >> a couple of states have moved over-- at least they have franchised their state control. iowa did that, maine did that, and what they've generally seen is
virginia takes in $260 million each year from liquor sales. to make up for lost revenues, the governor's plan would tax restaurants and bars that buy liquor directly from wholesalers instead of retailers. david englin is vice chairman of virginia's house democratic caucus. he says changing the system now is risky. >> at a time when the state can't even afford to mow the medians on the state highways, we can't afford to risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in perpetuity in state...
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russ feingold down in double digits, west virginia, republican up by three points there. a lot of states that nobody thought was in play are now in play your prediction? >> seven or eight seats in the senate, 37 to 45 in the house, maybe as many as 55, i'm starting to move up on the number between that 37, 45 range. we are reaching a point where the democrats are pulling down their tv in arizona and phoenix congressman mitchell is in deep trouble. they have to cut advertising in places like ohio and pennsylvania where they are falling so far behind it is going to be a waste of resources. we got to keep this battlefield building and ing the republicans do, by making sure they got good candidates and message. looking good. >> sean: does it trouble that lisa murkowski is -- >> yeah. >> sean: castle won't endorse and charlie crist ran independent? >> crist is going to be beat badly. murkowski is going to embarrass herself. joe miller won fair and square for her to do this now is sad and pathetic end to a political career. i'm confident miller at the end is going to beat. my m
russ feingold down in double digits, west virginia, republican up by three points there. a lot of states that nobody thought was in play are now in play your prediction? >> seven or eight seats in the senate, 37 to 45 in the house, maybe as many as 55, i'm starting to move up on the number between that 37, 45 range. we are reaching a point where the democrats are pulling down their tv in arizona and phoenix congressman mitchell is in deep trouble. they have to cut advertising in places...
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mississippi follows that list topped by west virginia. virginia is seven knot the category. the survey is by mayors against illegal guns which is headed by new york mayor bloomberg. >>> today the district board of elections and ethics will start a manual audit of the unofficial results of the september 14th primary. the board drew slips of paper from a hat on friday to determine which races would be audited. when certification is complete the board will release the results of a forensic audit. >>> time for another "living $mart" report. the government may want to snoop on your e-mail. >> the obama administration wants to make it easier for the government to snoop on e-mail and internet communications. this is our of the new york times report. the white house plans to submit a bill next year that would require all on-line communication services to be technically equiped to comply with a wiretap order that would include encrypted e-mail like blackberry, facebook and direct communication services like skype. officials say terrorists and criminals are giving up their phones to c
mississippi follows that list topped by west virginia. virginia is seven knot the category. the survey is by mayors against illegal guns which is headed by new york mayor bloomberg. >>> today the district board of elections and ethics will start a manual audit of the unofficial results of the september 14th primary. the board drew slips of paper from a hat on friday to determine which races would be audited. when certification is complete the board will release the results of a...
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last week, a farmer in virginia. these farmers are dying. they have to die without receiving their settlement, but the senate needs to ask when they come back into session on september 13 and give us a real cloture vote for the black farmers, where we can get the votes so that black farmers can get their settlement. tavis: what has the obama administration said or done about this? >> i would like to see the administration do a little more to help the black farmers, by urging harry reid, and the majority to work together to get a bill out of the senate for the black farmers. a few weeks ago, there was a deal with senator blanche lincoln, where that group of farmers, and disaster payments, the administration put an administrative deal on the table for $1.50 million, and the black farmers went home for it -- with nothing. i would like to see the administration reach out to was an awful russ and administrative deal, the way they did that corporate farmers and the large scale white farmers before they went to recess. tavis: what is the response a
last week, a farmer in virginia. these farmers are dying. they have to die without receiving their settlement, but the senate needs to ask when they come back into session on september 13 and give us a real cloture vote for the black farmers, where we can get the votes so that black farmers can get their settlement. tavis: what has the obama administration said or done about this? >> i would like to see the administration do a little more to help the black farmers, by urging harry reid,...
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he's also there with you in virginia. when i asked if the pledge was a tip of the hat to the tea party movement, he chuckled and said it was more than a tip of the hat. where does that show up as far as the tea party impact in this pledge? >> gretchen, a lot of lawmakers last night when they saw this, those who are in line with the tea party said we got tea measures in there that we think are important and some appears to be showing up under the section that's about government reform. a couple of things. first of all, it looks like there will be possibly a 72 hour waiting period, at least republicans will push for that, before they vote for a bill so people can get a look at the legislation, house members can read it. a lot of accusations of people saying the lawmakers aren't looking at them before they vote for them. and the constitutionality, they're push to go make sure any bill you offer up contain has provision that explains how this bill is allowed under the constitution. where you get the power from and those seem
he's also there with you in virginia. when i asked if the pledge was a tip of the hat to the tea party movement, he chuckled and said it was more than a tip of the hat. where does that show up as far as the tea party impact in this pledge? >> gretchen, a lot of lawmakers last night when they saw this, those who are in line with the tea party said we got tea measures in there that we think are important and some appears to be showing up under the section that's about government reform. a...
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iowa and virginia. mike viqueira is traveling with the president and joins us from des moines and, mike, we have seen him return to this very successful campaign mode that he used to get elected president and he's focusing on youth. talk a little bit about the strategy here. >> well, it's very quite obvious and the president has explicitly stated along with joe biden. chris, the day after the scolding came the pleading from president obama. he and the vice president the day before yesterday told the base stop, stop whining you have to buck up or everything you worked so hard for will go down the tubes. last night really trying to create that campaign air. it was a dnc event. completely political on the campus of university of wisconsin. the official estimate and you got to believe the obama, the obama administration and the democratic party got the picture that they wanted out there with all those kids out there cheering. it was a full-on production. the whole nine yards. the dnc had sponsored some inte
iowa and virginia. mike viqueira is traveling with the president and joins us from des moines and, mike, we have seen him return to this very successful campaign mode that he used to get elected president and he's focusing on youth. talk a little bit about the strategy here. >> well, it's very quite obvious and the president has explicitly stated along with joe biden. chris, the day after the scolding came the pleading from president obama. he and the vice president the day before...
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. >> when you look at the big change after obama, people look at the governor's race in virginia, they look at the governor's race in new jersey, and everybody said chris christie run in new jersey and bob mcdonnell won a big race. you want to talk to the folks who watch political movements in this country, you talk to karl rove or the folks who really watch politics. they will say the biggest election occurred in -- does anybody know? pennsylvania. does anybody know what happened in the pennsylvania in 2009? no, but it was the most important election. you go back and read the comments from some of these guys, they will talk about it because it was the most high- profile election. what happened in pennsylvania in 2009? we had seven or eight judicial races. we elect our judges, which is not a bad idea, by the way, given what went on here in iowa. we elect our judges. but like executive offices, these are not a very expensive campaign to spend $200,000, and like david said, name recognition is everything. people don't know the positions that these people hold. they are how people feel ab
. >> when you look at the big change after obama, people look at the governor's race in virginia, they look at the governor's race in new jersey, and everybody said chris christie run in new jersey and bob mcdonnell won a big race. you want to talk to the folks who watch political movements in this country, you talk to karl rove or the folks who really watch politics. they will say the biggest election occurred in -- does anybody know? pennsylvania. does anybody know what happened in the...
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we lost that shot, let's go to virginia. no problems to report on 395 here and the 14th street bridge. >> 6:22. thanks for waking up with us on this thursday morning. we will be right back. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> we have important news for parents this morning. there is a popular infant formula being recalled. abbott laboratories is recalling five million containers of similac powder. they say it may be contaminated with insect parts. it doesn't affect the liquid formulas. >> there is another half hour of "good morning washington." coming up, joaquin phoenix comes clean more than a career after the t
we lost that shot, let's go to virginia. no problems to report on 395 here and the 14th street bridge. >> 6:22. thanks for waking up with us on this thursday morning. we will be right back. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new...
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you could look at north carolina and norfolk south, virginia and csx. there are many other states where we don't have progress. irnl one or both of you want to terry briefly and then get back to my main interest which is captive shipper rates >> they really get lost in all of this. one of the things troubling is the massive use of stock repurchases. i think one would have to look at a balance you say, well, people have a right to reward their share holders. they are encouraged in people to invest. along with that is the whole question of capital shipments. that's really why we are here. i would like to hear from you, a sense of your path to fairness of the captive. shippers come to see me all the time. they come from all over the koirpt country. i'm not a lawyer but i feel like one when i think of all the cases brought before the itc or stb and feeling short changed. they are always up against you can win or loose because you have a system. you sort of discuss the release in some of these papers i am reading but it is a case of timing. the classic techn
you could look at north carolina and norfolk south, virginia and csx. there are many other states where we don't have progress. irnl one or both of you want to terry briefly and then get back to my main interest which is captive shipper rates >> they really get lost in all of this. one of the things troubling is the massive use of stock repurchases. i think one would have to look at a balance you say, well, people have a right to reward their share holders. they are encouraged in people...
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that flash flood watch continues west of the day and into northern virginia. there are still some showers in our region. for the most part, they have been coming up from the south. what we want to keep an eye on is that very heavy rain just to our south. you can see all of that yellow and orange to the south of us. that is moving in our general direction. it will likely cut at least parts of central and eastern maryland. more soggy weather on the way. >> thank you. our interactive radar can help you stay ahead of severe weather. go to wbaltv.com. in a deal that could lead to higher air fares across the country, southwest airlines announced they will spend billions of dollars to acquire airtran. >> it will expand southwest market. >> bwi has already -- is already considered a hub airports for southwest. despite the company says, will the deal hike fares? >> the talk to low-cost carriers announced monday that they plan to merge under the name and colors of southwest. dallas-based southwest airlines bought its competitor in a $3.4 billion deal. >> now that we hav
that flash flood watch continues west of the day and into northern virginia. there are still some showers in our region. for the most part, they have been coming up from the south. what we want to keep an eye on is that very heavy rain just to our south. you can see all of that yellow and orange to the south of us. that is moving in our general direction. it will likely cut at least parts of central and eastern maryland. more soggy weather on the way. >> thank you. our interactive radar...
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host: let's get to calls approximately fred joins us from west virginia. you're on with charlie peters. caller: thank you very much for c-span for trying to do a better life for everybody. i have a president for president johnson. he had a speech in new york about immigration. he said that i made a new law that immigrants coming in u.s. has to be two conditions. one is he has to have a very close relative, and second, he has to have some kind of skill or know some kind of job. i know if they do that, the problem is going to be solved. host: talk about immigration. guest: the speech he refers to i'm not familiar with, but one of the tremendous accomplishments with johnson in my mind, as least, was the immigration bill of 1965, where for years, we had had a great wave of immigration around the turn of the century, but then congress had passed a very restrictive bill that for 30 or 40 years restricted immigration to people, pretty much to white northern europeans. it was almost impossible for someone from southern or eastern europe to get in, or from anywhere
host: let's get to calls approximately fred joins us from west virginia. you're on with charlie peters. caller: thank you very much for c-span for trying to do a better life for everybody. i have a president for president johnson. he had a speech in new york about immigration. he said that i made a new law that immigrants coming in u.s. has to be two conditions. one is he has to have a very close relative, and second, he has to have some kind of skill or know some kind of job. i know if they do...
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this is the first district of west virginia. where democratic state legislature mike oliverio faces mckinley. the big trend this season has been the wave of anti-incumbent sentiment. chief political correspondent carl can cameron reports oliverio has already taken down a political mini dynasty. >> he was the first challenger across the country to beat any incumbent this year. he ousted 28-year democratic house veteran alan malahan whose father held the seat for 20 years before him. the state lawmaker opposes abortion, gay marriage, healthcare reform, president cap-and-trade bill, stimulus spending. most of president obama and the democratic party agenda. >> i'm not going to washington to get in-step with the washington leaders. i'm going to washington to try to get the leaders in step with the american people. >> the republican nominee is millionaire businessman dave mckinley, former west virginia g.o.p. chairman and state lawmaker. he argues once in washington, oliverio will be a rubber stamp for obama-pelosi liberalism. >> the
this is the first district of west virginia. where democratic state legislature mike oliverio faces mckinley. the big trend this season has been the wave of anti-incumbent sentiment. chief political correspondent carl can cameron reports oliverio has already taken down a political mini dynasty. >> he was the first challenger across the country to beat any incumbent this year. he ousted 28-year democratic house veteran alan malahan whose father held the seat for 20 years before him. the...
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look at the rain from pennsylvania in to western maryland and west virginia. live doppler 9000 hd zoom in to western maryland. cumberland, get ready it is not raining now but will be in a few minutes. 68 to frostburg and out to friendsville and grantsville seeing all of this rain and could be a rumble 0 thunder mixed in with this as the area is moving to the east at 25 miles an hour. back on the weather computer, you can see the different where it is raining and not raining. cumberland 63. petersburg 72. where the sun has been out, look at the temperatures down south. tappahannock isle 8 degrees. -- 88 degrees. 87 fredericksburg. 67 martinsburg. big temperature differences. and here in town we are at 80 degrees with mostly cloudy sky and a south wind at 13. dew points are creeping up as more moisture heads this way. there's the showers we are watching the with the storm system out of the great lakes. rains from western new york down to parts of tennessee. turnly for us this will break up a bit as it moves in our direction. so we won get, i don't think a lot of
look at the rain from pennsylvania in to western maryland and west virginia. live doppler 9000 hd zoom in to western maryland. cumberland, get ready it is not raining now but will be in a few minutes. 68 to frostburg and out to friendsville and grantsville seeing all of this rain and could be a rumble 0 thunder mixed in with this as the area is moving to the east at 25 miles an hour. back on the weather computer, you can see the different where it is raining and not raining. cumberland 63....
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obama stops in des moines iowa and richmond, virginia. >>> at the white house the administration faces a big staff shake-up, the latest may involve the chief of up the old gang at house. it's that time again, about two years into any president's first term and the staff starts heading for the exits. >> two years, people start to leave. they burn themselves out, they work very hard and have jobs they can't refuse on the outside. >> reporter: the chief of staff may leave as soon as next month to run for mayor of chicago. the big question, does the president look inside or outside to replace him. >> drawing the wagons around him or reaching out in which he's saying, hey, i think there are different ways to do it? >> reporter: defense secretary robert gates and national security adviser james jones are also expected to leave sometime next year. national economic council head larry summers going back to harvard. other members of the team peter orszag and christina romer are already gone. the senior adviser david axelrod will head home by spring. bill clinton changed chiefs of staff four tim
obama stops in des moines iowa and richmond, virginia. >>> at the white house the administration faces a big staff shake-up, the latest may involve the chief of up the old gang at house. it's that time again, about two years into any president's first term and the staff starts heading for the exits. >> two years, people start to leave. they burn themselves out, they work very hard and have jobs they can't refuse on the outside. >> reporter: the chief of staff may leave as...
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at a hardware store in suburban virginia, as the g.o.p. leaders talk about the specifics. what about this? >> everybody wants to be twith the folks, which is okay. the biggest thing that the document does not address is the fact that the national debt is now 100% of g.d.p. and rising. right? so they start talking about how they are going to cut spending. $100 billion, in the first year out of a deficit that is now $1.5 trillion. they are talking about cutting, freezing discretionary spending and discretionary spending represents 32% of the federal budget. 58% of the federal budget is mandatory. that is entitlement. that is medicare, social security, not a word, not a word about doing that. furthermore, they are going to extent all of the bush tax cuts. permanently. now they do not deal with how they are going to fill the hole. if they say well, we'll take in more revenue, you have to show it. i don't think the math adds up. >> bret: charles? >> mort is dismayed that republicans aren't suicidely promising entitlement with a month to go before election day. i'm not surprised
at a hardware store in suburban virginia, as the g.o.p. leaders talk about the specifics. what about this? >> everybody wants to be twith the folks, which is okay. the biggest thing that the document does not address is the fact that the national debt is now 100% of g.d.p. and rising. right? so they start talking about how they are going to cut spending. $100 billion, in the first year out of a deficit that is now $1.5 trillion. they are talking about cutting, freezing discretionary...
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he will also visit iowa and virginia. >>> more hot weather is expected in southern california today. on monday it was so hot the thermometers stopped working. the triple digit heat triggered numerous power outages and at one point last night, more than 30,000 customers were without electricity. kendis gibson has more on the record-breaking heat. >> reporter: downtown los angeles has never been this hot. the mercury shattered the city's all-time record, climbing to 113 degrees. >> it was like walking into an oven. the ground, you feel the heat through the shoes and the intensity. you could see the heat swells flowing off the asphalt. >> reporter: the usually hot temperatures have made to an unbearable start to autumn for southern california. >> ridiculous. the calendar's a liar. >> reporter: the thermometer at this construction site hit 90 degrees at 9:00 a.m. monday, which for kevin meant one thing. >> pretty hot. i mean, it can only get worse. >> reporter: ever since fall began, southern california has been in the grips of this heat wave. with temperatures averaging more than 20 deg
he will also visit iowa and virginia. >>> more hot weather is expected in southern california today. on monday it was so hot the thermometers stopped working. the triple digit heat triggered numerous power outages and at one point last night, more than 30,000 customers were without electricity. kendis gibson has more on the record-breaking heat. >> reporter: downtown los angeles has never been this hot. the mercury shattered the city's all-time record, climbing to 113 degrees....
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al awlaki was born in new mexico and lived in virginia until late 2001. no charges have been publicly filed against him. >>> freed american hiker sarah shourd is pinning her hopes on iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad to get her fiance and friend out of jail. she made her case yesterday in new york where ahmadinejad attended the u.n. general assembly. >> i just wanted to thank president ahmadinejad for this gesture of allowing my mother and i to meet with him and for the mothers of shane and josh to meet with his envoy. it was a very gracious gesture and a good meeting. for me to be able to talk to the president, something i've been waiting for a long time and i prayed for in prison. so it's a good feeling to tell him my story directly. so i'm thankful for this and hopeful it will make a difference for shane and josh. >> shourd says for now, her focus will be to push every minute for the release of her companions. >>> bishop eddie long is set to address the allegations himself tomorrow. the announcement comes just a day after a fourth young man filed a
al awlaki was born in new mexico and lived in virginia until late 2001. no charges have been publicly filed against him. >>> freed american hiker sarah shourd is pinning her hopes on iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad to get her fiance and friend out of jail. she made her case yesterday in new york where ahmadinejad attended the u.n. general assembly. >> i just wanted to thank president ahmadinejad for this gesture of allowing my mother and i to meet with him and for the...
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host: les get to calls approximately fred joins us from west virginia. you're on with charlie peters. caller: thank you very much for c-span for trying to do a better life for everybody. i have a president for president johnson. he had a speech in new york about immigration. he said that i made a new law that immigrants coming in u.s. has to be two cditions. one is he has to have a very close relative, and second, he has to have some kind of skill or know some kind of job. i know if they do that, the problem is going to be solved. host: talk about immigration. guest: the speech he refers to i'm not familiar with, but one of the tremendous accomplishments with johnson in my mind, as least, was the immigration bill of 1965, where for years, we had had a great wave of immigration around the turn of the century, but then congress had passed a very restrictive bill that for 30 or 40 years restricted immigration to people, pretty much to white northern europeans. itas almost impossible for meone from southern or eastern europe to get in, or from anywhere else
host: les get to calls approximately fred joins us from west virginia. you're on with charlie peters. caller: thank you very much for c-span for trying to do a better life for everybody. i have a president for president johnson. he had a speech in new york about immigration. he said that i made a new law that immigrants coming in u.s. has to be two cditions. one is he has to have a very close relative, and second, he has to have some kind of skill or know some kind of job. i know if they do...
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virginia's fifth district is the size of new jersey. essentially triangle shape with charlottesville, home of university of virginia and monticello, thomas jefferson's home, down to south side, north carolina border. -- which includes the cities of martinville and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district fairly hard. martin'sville, for example, has been hit fairly hard. unemployment tops 20%. it is bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. unemployment continues to be proud of the route the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, like everywhere. people who have their jobs, the pay has stagnated over the past few years. certainly a big problem. tom perriello is certainly a moderate democrat. where as some of the big-ticket priorities, he has voted in favor. he voted in favor of things like health care reform. he voted in favor of cap and trade, clean energy bill. he voted in favor of the economic stimulus bill. so some people say he is a liberal democrat because he is part of the big-ticket items. bu
virginia's fifth district is the size of new jersey. essentially triangle shape with charlottesville, home of university of virginia and monticello, thomas jefferson's home, down to south side, north carolina border. -- which includes the cities of martinville and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district fairly hard. martin'sville, for example, has been hit fairly hard. unemployment tops 20%. it is bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. unemployment continues to be...
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pardus and his mother lived in arlington, virginia, and neighbors say they are surprised by this news. >> he was always there for her. he rode with her. he never left her side and i told her when i seen him walking her out that she had a great son. >> pardus's brother said their mother had arthritis and wouldn't have been able to walk again. >>> a dying teen's last words to find his killer. the unidentified victim called police. when officers got to the parkway, the victim described his two attackers. the victim died on the way to the hospital from a gun shot wound. >>> the bp oil spill could be completely capped by this weekend. a relief well is now joined to the blown out well. crews will pump in mud and cement to close the leaking well for good. 11 workers were killed when the deep sea horizon oil rig exploded, touching off the biggest oil spill in u.s. history. >>> a woman in vancouver, virginia, could face criminal charges for making up a story of a horrific acid attack. manuel reports, everyone is trying to figure out why she would do such a thing. >> bethany storro got national
pardus and his mother lived in arlington, virginia, and neighbors say they are surprised by this news. >> he was always there for her. he rode with her. he never left her side and i told her when i seen him walking her out that she had a great son. >> pardus's brother said their mother had arthritis and wouldn't have been able to walk again. >>> a dying teen's last words to find his killer. the unidentified victim called police. when officers got to the parkway, the victim...
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have you virginia and missouri. also, the funding's being attacked. i don't know how the courts are going to rule. but the funding aspect is being questioned. >> i'm not a lawyer. >> greta: quit bragging! >> but it's a dangerous precedent to allow the united states congress to mandate on you on what product or service have you to buy with your money. it's assumed we can tax and you spend the money. but we have never crossed that line in the commerce clause. >> greta: that's the one thing it wasn't called, a tax in court, and the lawyers are calling it a tax for the government to get it within the taxing power of the government. but the flip side plays games with the words as well. >> here's the problem with the individual mandate. first of all, it's a new penalty and a new mandate, which i believe to be unconstitutional. second, the way this is constructed, you don't have to buy insurance, pay a penalty if you are caught. the penalty, $695. so what logical consumer will buy insurance until they get sick. >> greta: it makes more sense economically to g
have you virginia and missouri. also, the funding's being attacked. i don't know how the courts are going to rule. but the funding aspect is being questioned. >> i'm not a lawyer. >> greta: quit bragging! >> but it's a dangerous precedent to allow the united states congress to mandate on you on what product or service have you to buy with your money. it's assumed we can tax and you spend the money. but we have never crossed that line in the commerce clause. >> greta:...
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. >>> president obama took a trip to virginia today to highlight some of the changes that will take place tomorrow as a result of the healthcare overhaul. they include new coverage for preventive care. and the white house says the president is considering a broad group of candidates to replace outgoing economic advisor larry summers. summers plans to leave his post after the mid-term election. for more on the stories, visit foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment to, but first bret baier previews "special report." hi, bret. >> bret: coming up, breaking details about house republicans, roll-out of what is called a pledge to america. we have specifics. plus, war and politics. new book depicts a sharply divided obama administration. join me in 24 minutes for "special report" now. back to glenn. ♪ ♪ >> glenn: believe it or not, america, you are being manipulated every single day. it's what progressives do. they believe that you are stupid, you're homer simpson. and that be creating a crisis, they can manipulate homer in to, you know, doing what we want them to do. now, there are two w
. >>> president obama took a trip to virginia today to highlight some of the changes that will take place tomorrow as a result of the healthcare overhaul. they include new coverage for preventive care. and the white house says the president is considering a broad group of candidates to replace outgoing economic advisor larry summers. summers plans to leave his post after the mid-term election. for more on the stories, visit foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment to, but first bret...
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a lot has been made about the victories in new jersey and virginia. we had victories in new jersey and beijing for the republicans in 1993 -- in new jersey and virginia for the republicans in 1993. kay bailey hutchison -- we tend to forget some years later that was really attention-getting, a seat that had been in democratic hands for some time. we have totally forgotten this, but it was very significant, the victory of ronald lewis in kentucky of a seat that had been in democratic hands since reconstruction. a fairly obscure republican candidate won it, which led bill clinton, according to george stephanopoulos, to say, "it's nazi time out there." clinton was not as tolerant of dissent in private as he was in public. what other parallels do we have? lots. in 1994, you had an unpopular president. at this point, barack obama is doing slightly better than bill clinton was in early september of 1994. not by much. the trajectory, very broadly considered, is similar, starting off pretty high and going down. congressional approval is somewhere in the vicini
a lot has been made about the victories in new jersey and virginia. we had victories in new jersey and beijing for the republicans in 1993 -- in new jersey and virginia for the republicans in 1993. kay bailey hutchison -- we tend to forget some years later that was really attention-getting, a seat that had been in democratic hands for some time. we have totally forgotten this, but it was very significant, the victory of ronald lewis in kentucky of a seat that had been in democratic hands since...
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it is home to university of virginia and his fellow -- monticello. it includes the cities of martinsville, danville, and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district fairly hard. martinsville has been hit extremely hard. unemployment topped 20%. it is bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. there is unemployment continuing to be a problem throughout the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, obviously. people who have their jobs are -- their pay has stagnated for the last several years. it is a big problem here. tom perriello is certainly a moderate democrat. on some of these big-ticket priorities of president obama and the democrats, he votes in favor -- things like health care reform, cap and trade, clean- energy, the economic stimulus. some people say he is a liberal democrat because he has supported the big-ticket items. on the other hand, he has broken with his party on some cases. he does not believe that the assault weapons ban should be reinvented. he is a strong believer in second amendment rights. he vote
it is home to university of virginia and his fellow -- monticello. it includes the cities of martinsville, danville, and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district fairly hard. martinsville has been hit extremely hard. unemployment topped 20%. it is bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. there is unemployment continuing to be a problem throughout the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, obviously. people who have their jobs are -- their pay has stagnated...
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chester, west virginia -- gary, on the republican line, go ahead. caller: democrats took hold halfway through bush's administration. our biggest problem in our free trade is our agreement is especially, with communist china. they now make almost all of our shoes, and all the products we use to make. this is chargeable to clinton's administration. we were long due to a president of color, but not obama, who augmented signing -- siding with muslims, as one himself. caller: my question goes back into history, when personal property tax, or personal income tax was involved in 1913. at that time, the federal reserve was set up. prior to 1913, my question is how did the government operate, and where did their income come from? was it deficit spending or tax cuts -- tax cuts takes money out of the general fund, deficit borrowing adds interest. host: if you want to take part in this conversation, you can go to our twitter page. this viewer says -- host: will go to texas on the republican line. good morning. caller: i am curious why the media has not investi
chester, west virginia -- gary, on the republican line, go ahead. caller: democrats took hold halfway through bush's administration. our biggest problem in our free trade is our agreement is especially, with communist china. they now make almost all of our shoes, and all the products we use to make. this is chargeable to clinton's administration. we were long due to a president of color, but not obama, who augmented signing -- siding with muslims, as one himself. caller: my question goes back...
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virginia is fifth. south dakota, michigan -- washington is third district. new jersey is third district. what does that say to you, david? guest: week rattled off 10, but we are monitoring 120 house races out of which a majority of democratic seats are at serious risk. there are some marquee races around the country that will be a barometer of what will happen on election night. there are a couple in particular that are interesting. --eh's first district -- thes first district democrats have won nominee on the ballot. she was the second place finisher in the special election. i am not sure he is going to lose. he has a good shot at winning a full-term. then we have a race in south dakota that will be a very good indicator of the republican's progress. host: our first phone call comes from amarillo, texas. caller: i have two questions. does the country seem to be coming more pro-life? number two, how republicans doing in the florida and nevada senate races? guest: this election is about the economy. it is about the broad direction of the economy. this is not
virginia is fifth. south dakota, michigan -- washington is third district. new jersey is third district. what does that say to you, david? guest: week rattled off 10, but we are monitoring 120 house races out of which a majority of democratic seats are at serious risk. there are some marquee races around the country that will be a barometer of what will happen on election night. there are a couple in particular that are interesting. --eh's first district -- thes first district democrats have...
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the president went to a backyard party in the virginia suburbs. he surrounded himself with people who have benefited from health care reform already. every bit the campaigner for a law that is still under Ñiattac. >> the issue of lifetime limits, that is not going to be the rule anymore after tomorrow. preexisting conditions for children, children who have preexisting conditions are going to be covered. if young people don't have health insurance through their employer, they can stay on their parents' health insurance up to the age of 26. >> now, if you want more details on what this health care plan can mean to you and what insurers are doing to get around this law, stay with us. >>> on capitol hill, there was star power today. that is actor kevin costner, back in front of congress talking about what he calls a slow and uncoordinated response to the bp oil spill. >> americans demand that this nightmare that continues to chase us into the 21st century be solved with real solutions. solutions that don't depend on dispersan dispersants, burning and
the president went to a backyard party in the virginia suburbs. he surrounded himself with people who have benefited from health care reform already. every bit the campaigner for a law that is still under Ñiattac. >> the issue of lifetime limits, that is not going to be the rule anymore after tomorrow. preexisting conditions for children, children who have preexisting conditions are going to be covered. if young people don't have health insurance through their employer, they can stay on...
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staying in virginia northbound. we are bumper-to-bumper from the beltway to king street and also very slow crossing the 14th street bridge. and 95 northbound, pack a lot of patience because we are looking at a solid crawl among sloppy conditions. dale city to the mixing bowl, that is taking drivers one hour already. back to you. >> my goodness. thank you. >>> it is 6:51. >>> up next a check on other stories in the news now, including an update on the health of foreign ministerrer president carter -- health of former president jimmy carter. >>> now the high school sports play of the day. >> tomorrow is the latest edition of the game night tonight. the campus correspondent play of the day from annabelle russell. this is wolverines linebacker picking off justin and taking it 30-yards to the house. west lake wins the game. oh, he jumps that. final score 40-12. >>> high schoolers if you would like to be a campus correspondent and get a flip cam and a chan at a $5,000 scholarship, log on to apply. my dad is the supervisor
staying in virginia northbound. we are bumper-to-bumper from the beltway to king street and also very slow crossing the 14th street bridge. and 95 northbound, pack a lot of patience because we are looking at a solid crawl among sloppy conditions. dale city to the mixing bowl, that is taking drivers one hour already. back to you. >> my goodness. thank you. >>> it is 6:51. >>> up next a check on other stories in the news now, including an update on the health of foreign...
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>> reporter: the president marked the occasion in a northern virginia neighborhood today. his goal: to sell the six-month- old law to voters, six weeks before the mid-term elections. >> and so what we realized was we had to take some steps to start dealing with these underlying, chronic problems that have confronted our economy for a very long time. and health care was one of those issues that we could no longer ignore. so it was bankrupting families, companies and our government. so we said we have to take this on. >> reporter: at the same time, mr. obama acknowledged many americans still don't like or don't understand the new law and he said he's partly to blame. >> sometimes i... i fault myself for not having been able to make the case more clearly to... to the country. we spend-- each of us who have health insurance spend about a thousand dollars of our premiums on somebody else's care. >> reporter: in fact, the latest round of polling underscored that health care reform has yet to win strong support. a new associated press survey found 40% disapproved, while 30% appro
>> reporter: the president marked the occasion in a northern virginia neighborhood today. his goal: to sell the six-month- old law to voters, six weeks before the mid-term elections. >> and so what we realized was we had to take some steps to start dealing with these underlying, chronic problems that have confronted our economy for a very long time. and health care was one of those issues that we could no longer ignore. so it was bankrupting families, companies and our government....
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. >> reporter: the president visited a family in fairfax, virginia to talk about what more he'd like to do to help the economy and he later joined a larger group which included small business owners and john nicholas and nicole armstrong's back yard to explain what his economic policies have and have not accomplished so far. >> we've stopped the bleeding and stable is liilized the econ but the pace of improvement has not been where it needs to be. >> reporter: the president is trying to push the senate to pass a small business jobs bill which includes about 12 billion dollars in tax breaks and 30 billion dollars to encourage lending. which the treasury secretary says is what the struggling dmi needs. >> this bill will accomplish two big things, it will cut taxes for small businesses, it will make loans credit more available to small businesses. and it provides this boost for job creation without adding to our deficits. >> mr. obama says he could sign the bill into law if it were not for the republican leaders in the house and senate. >> we're still in this wrestling match with john b
. >> reporter: the president visited a family in fairfax, virginia to talk about what more he'd like to do to help the economy and he later joined a larger group which included small business owners and john nicholas and nicole armstrong's back yard to explain what his economic policies have and have not accomplished so far. >> we've stopped the bleeding and stable is liilized the econ but the pace of improvement has not been where it needs to be. >> reporter: the president is...
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this is fairfax county in northern virginia, and prince william county in northern virginia. two areas that have been moving toward democrats -- have been very popular for democrats in recent cycles. we see that as of those districts have been shifting toward democrats, what has changed now is the suburban districts in philadelphia and new york and chicago appear to be moving back toward republicans, or at least moving in their direction this cycle. i think that is what is different this time. the candidates obviously have not changed. but what also has changed is keith fimian. he was attacked in 2008 by gerry connolly as being too social conservative for the district that may be more moderate on abortion and guns. but this time keith fimian is also running as a tea party candidate. well this suburban district elect a tea party type? that will be a test of the tea party strength. if he can indeed when this cycle when he did not before, i think it would be a very, very telling indicator for republicans across the country as a tea party social secured -- social conservative cou
this is fairfax county in northern virginia, and prince william county in northern virginia. two areas that have been moving toward democrats -- have been very popular for democrats in recent cycles. we see that as of those districts have been shifting toward democrats, what has changed now is the suburban districts in philadelphia and new york and chicago appear to be moving back toward republicans, or at least moving in their direction this cycle. i think that is what is different this time....
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turns violent for virginia husband and wife. plus, breaking news in the investigation into the alleged. -- alleged plot against pope, and dangerous storms. it who is trying to get out ahead of hurricane igor's path. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> a virginia couple is dead tonight after a bizarre chain of events that began with them writing down a quiet suburban street, finishing with a violent argument and gunfire. richard reeve has the latest. >> behind me is their home. it was here back in june that the police arrived to arrest mr. bates of assault and battery against his wife. today, they were together, a tragic ending. outside of their home, there is a note and yellow ribbon that reads, "we love you, jenny." >> you don't know people, i guess. >> the neighbor was shocked to hear the police reports that robert gamñ?ñ?ates shot his wifd turned the gun on himself. >> i guess they were having problems. >> around 7:30 saturday morning, they pulled into this montclair neighborhood. >> some k
turns violent for virginia husband and wife. plus, breaking news in the investigation into the alleged. -- alleged plot against pope, and dangerous storms. it who is trying to get out ahead of hurricane igor's path. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> a virginia couple is dead tonight after a bizarre chain of events that began with them writing down a quiet suburban street, finishing with a violent argument and gunfire. richard reeve has the latest....